Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: Soul Surfer (2011)

Soul Surfer (2011): When you come back from a loss, beat the odds, and never say never, you find a champion.  Based on Bethany Hamilton’s 2004 memoir Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board, it stars AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt, and tells the remarkable story of Hamilton, a professional surfer, who loses her left arm in a horrific shark attack and her recovery.  Rated PG: 1 hour 52 minutes.